This is an analysis of the poem The Roundel that begins with:

A roundel is wrought as a ring or a starbright sphere,
With craft of delight and with cunning of sound unsought,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaBXababaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100110110101 0100110100110 101001011001001 01001 01001001001101 11011001001011 1101100100101 1011111101011 110011010111 110011110111 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 598
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, or are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Roundel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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